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drama series '' Waking the Dead'', having previously starred in productions such as ''

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'' and the 1997 film ''

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'' alongside

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Early life

Aird was born in

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. She was spotted by a casting director at age nine whilst at Bush Davies Ballet School and starred in the 1980 dramatisation of the

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''. In 1981 she portrayed the young

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in the television adaptation of the latter's autobiographical book ''

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''.

Career

In 1981 she portrayed

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''. In 1982 she starred as the young

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in ''The Tale of Beatrix Potter''. She was seen in ''

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'' in 1987 with

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, in which she played a schoolgirl in

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in the 1930s. As well as small parts in various television series, Aird became known for playing Nancy Thorpe/Garvey in ''

''. In 2000 she starred as Frankie Wharton in '' Waking the Dead''. Aird has done voiceover for various

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natural history projects (including ''Wild Mallorca'') as well as various TV advertisements. In 2007 she played a clinical psychologist in

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's drama 'Secret Life' and in 2009 took a leading role in

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Monday Monday ''Monday Monday'' is an ITV, UTV comedy drama. It stars Fay Ripley, Jenny Agutter, Neil Stuke, Holly Aird, Morven Christie, Tom Ellis, and Miranda Hart. It is set in the head office of a supermarket that has fallen on hard times and had to r ...

''.

Family

Aird has two children, Joseph (with

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'', 13 June 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2018 and Nelly (with husband Toby Merritt, who is a freelance photographer).

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

BBC Biography
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